Patch 4.1.0 for Blood West & Dead Man's Promise

✦AI summary3d

Patch 4.1.0 focuses on stability and bug fixes for the Dead Man's Promise expansion and base game, including critical map population fixes and combat adjustments.

▲Buffs7

GeneralDead Man's Promise map now loads significantly faster.
Staff of the Vengeful Raven
- projectile:Projectiles are now more centered and less likely to veer to the right, improving reliability.
- Fixed a bug where melee attacks with the staff would not register correctly.
StrixStrix will no longer move super close to the player, preventing undesired behavior.
Items
- Items on the ground can no longer be kicked off the map by enemies, preventing loss of items like Coin Necklace.
- Herald Talisman and Devil's Eye buffs no longer reset after saving and loading.
- stun:Coffin Amulet now consistently stuns Skin Collectors.

▼Nerfs3

Pain ThresholdThe extra damage bonus from Pain Threshold has been reduced, lowering overall burst potential.10%→5% %
Vessel
- Vessels are now better at aiming and hitting the player from a distance.
- Vessels will no longer lose aggro as easily, making them more persistent threats.

✚Bug fixes4

General
- Fixed an issue where ALT+F4 during death caused enemies and NPCs to disappear; players can fix this by resting in bed (unequip Ring of Tahoe first).
- Fixed the altar at the bottom of the Mine to allow players to open the portal to the end-game.
- Fixed a bug where ammo stacks (including those from traders) were limited to only one bullet.
StrixStrix will no longer ignore rocks thrown at them.

◆Other changes2

GeneralGeneral improvements to controller support for better accessibility.
Saberheavy attack:The Saber's heavy attack is now a stab, changing its hit profile in both the base game and expansion.slash→stab

subjects affected (7)

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General5 Pain Threshold1 Saber1 Staff of the Vengeful Raven2 Vessel2 Strix2 Items3

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Blood West · Feb 6, 2025

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